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Recipe ˈresəpi I Follow Noun Chicken Soup Vegetarian

Word3 recipe
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈresəpi/ /ˈresəpi/
Example
  • a recipe for chicken soup
  • vegetarian recipes
  • a recipe book
  • you need to follow the recipe carefully.
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recipe

(noun)/ˈresəpi/ /ˈresəpi/
  1. a set of instructions that tells you how to cook something and the ingredients (= items of food) you need for it
    • a recipe for chicken soup
    • vegetarian recipes
    • a recipe book
    • You need to follow the recipe carefully.
    • She eventually convinced her mother to share the recipe.
    • This recipe calls for 120g of butter.
    • a collection of 100 delicious recipes from top chefs
    • I tried some recipes from this book.
    • The dish is made to a (= according to) traditional Italian recipe.
    • The jam is based on a 14th century recipe.

    Extra Examples

    • Each month we feature easy low-fat recipes.
    • He is credited with having discovered the first recipe for gin back in the 1600s.
    • I enjoy trying out new recipes.
    • I have a good recipe for fudge.
    • I tried a new recipe and it was a great success.
    • If you want the dish to turn out right you should follow the recipe.
    • She always said that if a recipe calls for cream you shouldn't use yogurt instead.
    • The ales are brewed to an original Yorkshire recipe.
    • The basic recipe can be adapted by adding grated lemon peel.
    • The recipe contains lots of fat.
    • The website offers cocktail recipes and tips.
    • They talk and share their recipes.
    • This is delicious—can you give me the recipe?
    • This recipe can also be made with ricotta cheese.
    • This recipe makes about thirty biscuits.
    • This recipe serves four people.
    • Was there rum in the original recipe?
    • a magazine filled with recipe ideas
  2. a method or an idea that seems likely to have a particular result
    • SYNONYM formula
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/formula
    • His plans are a recipe for disaster.
    • What's her recipe for success?
    • a recipe for failure/chaos/trouble

    Extra Examples

    • Turning away under a strong attack is a sure recipe for defeat.
    • To live every day to the full is a recipe for happiness.
    • That sounds like a sure-fire recipe for disaster.
    • It's the perfect recipe for business success.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Latin, literally ‘receive!’ (first used as an instruction in medical prescriptions), imperative of recipere.
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